Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
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The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands (
The jurisdiction is currently led by Archbishop Metropolitan Bernd Wallet.[2]
History
Early history
St.
In 1145,
Reformation and Jansenism
Forced into hiding as a result of the
The Jesuits accused Archbishop
Although the historic archdiocese was suppressed in 1580, and its replacement, the apostolic vicariate, was erected in 1592, the chapter of the suppressed archdiocese arranged for Luke Fagan, Bishop of Meath, to ordain priests for the suppressed archdiocese in 1716.[1]: 235–236, 282
Finally in 1723, dissatisfied Dutch clergy elected
The apostolic vicariate was reduced to a mission sui iuris by Pope Benedict XIII in 1727.[9]
In 1853, under the
Vatican I
In 1870 the
Several separate communities were formed at this time and sought apostolic succession from the Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, eventually forming the
Doctrine
Old Catholics believe they preserve ancient Catholic doctrine through adherence to the "ancient Catholic faith".
Old Catholic Archbishops of Utrecht
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (not to be confused with the Catholic prelate who holds the same title) is the leader of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands, and chairman of its governing bodies.
The current archbishop is Bernd Wallet.[13]
- Cornelius van Steenoven (1723–1725)
- Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers (1725–1733)
- Theodorus van der Croon (1734–1739)
- Petrus Johannes Meindaerts (1739–1767)
- Walter van Nieuwenhuisen (1768–1797)
- Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn (1797–1808)
- Willibrord van Os (1814–1825)
- Johannes van Santen (1825–1858)
- Henricus Loos (1858–1873)
- Johannes Heijkamp (1875–1892)
- Gerardus Gul (1892–1920)
- Franciscus Kenninck (1920–1937)
- Andreas Rinkel (1937–1970)
- Marinus Kok (1970–1982)
- Antonius Jan Glazemaker (1982–2000)
- Joris Vercammen (2000–2020)
- Bernd Wallet (2020–present)
Old Catholic Bishops of Deventer
- Antonius Jan Glazemaker (1979-1982)
Footnotes
- ^ Elections prior to Heribert, election of bishops in the diocese was by popular vote and included laity in the electorate.[1]: 64
- ^ "As papal power increased after the middle of the eleventh century these legates came to have less and less real authority and eventually the legatus natus was hardly more than a title."[6]
- ^ Joosting and Muller noted that Leo X also promulgated another bull, in which he commissioned that the Bishop of Utrecht, his treasurer and his subjects informed that they were empowered to disregard privileges formerly granted to others and to prosecute offenders while setting aside formerly specified legal process.[7]
- ^ a b The Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580) was suppressed in 1580.[8]
References
- ^ OCLC 600855086.
- ^ "Bernd Wallet verkozen tot nieuwe aartsbisschop Oud-Katholieke Kerk". frieschdagblad.nl. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Sint Servatius project - Archeologie - Universiteit van Amsterdam". archive.is. 2012-05-30. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Saint Willibrord". CatholicSaints.Info. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Bishop St. Willibrord's Record of Succession". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- OCLC 568161011.
- ^ OCLC 765196601.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Utrecht". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ a b "Mission "Sui Iuris" of Batavia (Holland Mission)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ "Bishop Dominique-Marie Varlet". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ Churches, the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic. Declaration of Utrecht.
- ^ ""Old Catholic Church History"". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
- ^ "Bernd Wallet verkozen tot nieuwe aartsbisschop van Utrecht". oudkatholiek.nl (in Dutch). Oud-Katholieke Kerk van Nederland. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)